COMPARING TWO PLACES
Weitchpec vs Arcata
PLACE A
Weitchpec, California
VS
PLACE B
Arcata, California
Weitchpec is 99% smaller than Arcata. Weitchpec earns more, with a median household income $7,037 higher.
WEITCHPECARCATADIFFERENCE
Total population10419,047−99% vs Arcata
Population density272,023−1,996
Population growth–9.4%–
Median age34.828.1+6.7
Male45.2%48.4%−3.2 pts
Female54.8%51.6%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic28.8%70.6%−41.7 pts
Black0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%16.0%−13.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other68.3%9.3%+58.9 pts
Median household income$53,750$46,713+$7,037
Per capita income$18,080$32,307−$14,227
Poverty rate56.7%27.2%+29.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.508−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%46.3%−17.7 pts
Graduate degree10.7%19.3%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%11.9%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation61.3%62.8%−1.5 pts
Median home value$262,500$484,600−$222,100
Median gross rent$425$1,327−$902
Owner-occupied58.1%36.4%+21.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%8.7%+7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.1%61.1%−38.0 pts
Average commute21.517.8+3.7
Worked from home9.1%15.4%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work9.1%1.4%+7.7 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024